HARRY HUGHES, Governor

1273

Board for Higher Education — Enforcement Authority

FOR the purpose of specifying that the Commissioner, for the
State Board for Higher Education, in a certain manner
may proceed by seek judicial remedy to enforce the
authority of the Board.

BY adding to

Article — Education

Section 12-401, to be under the now subtitle "Subtitle

4. Enforcement Authority" 12-105.1
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1978 Volume and 1978 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article — Education

SUBTITLE 4. ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY
12401.

(A) THE COMMISSIONER OF HIGHER EDUCATION, ON BEHALF

OF THE STATE BOARD FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, ACTING THROUGH THE

ATTORNEY---GENERAL, MAY PROCEED BY INJUNCTION OR OTHER

APPROPRIATE—JUDICIAL---REMEDY IN AID OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE

BOARD UNDER THIS TITLE.

(B) A PROCEEDING OR AN ORDER ISSUED IN OR AS A RESULT

OF A PROCEEDING UNDER THIS SECTION DOES NOT BAR THE

IMPOSITION OF ANY PENALTY THAT MAY BE IMPOSED FOR VIOLATION

OF THIS TITLE.

12-105.1.

(A) THE STATE BOARD FOR HIGHER EDUCATION MAY AUTHORIZE
THE COMMISSIONER OF HIGHER EDUCATION, ACTING THROUGH THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL, TO SEEK AN INJUNCTION OR OTHER JUDICIAL
REMEDY FOR ANY VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF SUBTITLE 2 AND
3 OF TITLE 12 AND SUBTITLE 1 OF TITLE 17 OF THIS ARTICLE.

(B) THE REMEDIES PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION ARE IN
ADDITION TO ANY OTHER REMEDIES PROVIDED BY LAW.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1979.

Approved May 29, 1979.